Permanent Family Practice (w/o OB) Job in Watertown, New York

• Position Type: Permanent
• Recruited Specialty: Family Practice (w/o OB)
• Does the Physician Need To Be Trained In Specialty Being Recruited: No
• Structure of Position: Multi-Specialty Group, Employed by Hospital/Clinic/MSO/Other, Admin/Medical Director
• Partnership Opportunity: Unknown
• Expected Patient Call Coverage: (not specified)
• Expected ER Call Coverage: No call

Medical Director (MD/DO) - Primary Care/Behavioral Health

24-bed hospital in Northern, New York State, the beautiful 1000 Islands region, 30 miles north of Watertown.

Summary: Oversight of the hospitals’ behavioral health and primary care integration effort, informed by SAMSHA’s Bi-Directional Integration Model.

• Clinical support role. Works directly with providers and nurse managers
• Runs day to day operations of the unit and must be willing to participate in patient care

Qualifications:

• Graduate of an accredited AMA/AACOM approved medical school
• Board Eligible or Board Certified in Family Medicine or Psychiatry with verified designated Training
• Recent Primary Care or Behavioral Care is a requirement
• Current or Eligible for a New York State Medical License

Hospitals services offered include - variety of Primary Care services, Inpatient Care, Ambulatory Surgery, Cardiopulmonary, Convenient Care, Emergency Medicine, Infusion, Lab, Physical Therapy and Radiology.

Responsible for:

• Clinical supervision and mentorship of Physician Assistants, Nurse Practitioners, Social Workers and other health care personnel within the Family Health Center and Community Wellness Programs
• Participate in and support Quality Improvement activities for both programs
• Strong commitment to a vision of whole health and person centered care, using a multidisciplinary team
• Ensure clinical providers are giving appropriate care to patients
• Providers to incorporate evidence based guidelines into daily practice/workflows
• Foster integrated team development
• Outline clear expectations regarding team-based care, roles, responsibilities and workflow
• Reviews and evaluates evidence based practice policies and practice standards
• Interview process for new clinical provides
• Design orientation program for new providers in conjunction with leadership team

Reports to: Chief Medical Director

• Location of Medical Training: American Medical Graduate (AMG), Foreign Medical Graduate (FMG)
• Medical Training Type: Allopathic (MD), Osteopathic (DO)
• Board Certification: Board Certified, Board Eligible
• Work Status Requirements: US Citizen, Green Card
• Preferred Experience Level: Recently Trained, Experienced, Very Experienced
• Accept Local Physicians within 25 mile Radius: Yes

• Facility Type: Hospital
• Number of Hospital Beds: 24
• Number of ER Visits Per Year:
• Number of Deliveries Per Year: